How to deal with the white tiger boy is a big problem for Xiao Letian. First of all, a big principle is not to kill them. This does not mean that they are not guilty, but the pure spirit of loyalty moves Xiao Letian.
Who wouldn't want any superior person in the world to have such pure loyalty among their subordinates? It is an innocent heart that is not mixed with any selfish interests. Even if it goes in the wrong direction, it is still worthy of respect.
To be more selfish, Xiao Letian really wants to transfer the loyalty of these children to himself, but this is impossible. If the most tragic white tiger boy in the Wuchen War was taken away by Xiao Letian so easily Without loyalty, they would not be so famous in history.
But not killing these children also has a very important role, that is, Yuanmen Limu has won the reputation of a talent lover for Prime Minister Xiao of the East China Sea. Xiao Letian's Ba Dao team is really easy to use. Those wild warriors are simply born warriors. As long as they If you don't skimp on rewards, they won't skimp on combat effectiveness. They played a major role in many bloody battles.
However, Xiao Letian knew that these sword-drawing teams composed of wild samurai, pirates, and untouchables did not represent the combat effectiveness of real Japanese samurai. If they wanted to upgrade them again, they must absorb a large number of real elite samurai.
For example, the White Tiger boys have received a good education since childhood, and all of them are proficient in Chinese and Japanese and some are even learning English by themselves. More importantly, they have the true Tao in their hearts, which is inspired by Confucianism and Bushido. A brave heart armed with spirit, pious and self-disciplined.
Isn't this kind of subordinate the most ideal in the hearts of all superiors, and Xiao Letian is not immune to this.
"These are all good prospects for middle-level officers. They are just like pieces of rough jade. They can become useful with a little thought... It would be a real pity not to keep them in your arms."
Long Ye and Xiao Letian have formed a tacit understanding over the years. They don't need to say many things explicitly. They can tell what the other person is thinking just by making eye contact.
"Since your Excellency has developed a love for talents, I have an idea."
"Oh...speak."
"We don't know these samurai, but the Japanese do. That man's name is Ito Hirobumi. I always thought he had many evil ideas. I can reveal a little bit to him..."
Xiao Letian didn't speak, but the corners of his mouth curled up. Master Long understood it at a glance, took a few steps back and turned around to leave.
After leaving the dungeon, the sky was completely dark. Only then did he realize that he had not even eaten dinner. In the afternoon, he heard from Mr. Long that a famous Japanese sushi chef was invited to make sushi for Xiao Letian. He thought My hungry stomach started to protest against the delicious taste of sushi.
"Let's go back to eat." A group of people surrounded Xiao Letian and walked towards the castle tower. However, when they walked around the corner and were about to go up the steps, a guard suddenly pointed to the pier on the left and whispered, "Look, that's not your Majesty." ."
Everyone looked in the direction of the finger, and it was not Zai Chun. They saw him sitting alone in the most secluded part of the pier. A Japanese lantern was placed on the stone slab, and his legs were placed under the pier, kicking the sea water.
Surrounded by four guards and three eunuchs, they all looked at the emperor with sad expressions, wanting to get closer but not daring yet.
"Tch, precocious boy." Li Mi curled his lips, but still walked over. The eunuch Da Si was overjoyed to see that the Prime Minister was coming. He quickly ran over and said respectfully, "Prime Minister, please advise Your Majesty. I have been in a daze here since I came out of the dungeon. I really don’t know how to persuade you... Tell me why that female assassin is so wicked, you have to chop off her head..."
With no time to pay attention to Da Sixi's ramblings, Xiao Letian walked to Zai Chun's side and sat on the edge of the pier like him. He took off his leather boots and soaked his feet in the cold sea water.
"It's spring." Xiao Letian opened his mouth to prevent Zai Chun from choking to death.
"Master." Emperor Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty blushed with anger.
"You've got spring, you've got spring. There's nothing to be ashamed of. It's not a shameful thing...don't say you didn't peek at the maids taking a bath in the palace. I guess you didn't need to peek, you just watched it openly." Xiao Letian lit up for himself. He picked up a cigar and took a deep breath. Bright sparks flickered in the darkness.
Zai Chun was so angry that he wanted to refute the master, but after thinking about it, he became frustrated again. "Yeah... I only saw it once..."
"To be honest..." Xiao Letian said in a long voice.
"Yes... it's three times..." Zai Chun said without confidence.
"Hey... what can I say about you? How dare you peek at the palace maid taking a bath after taking care of yourself..." Xiao Letian began to lecture him. Although Zai Chun did not dare to refute, he was a little unconvinced in his heart, thinking that I still have to use it. Are you peeking? I ordered them to take off their clothes in the imperial garden. Who dares not to listen?
Thinking about it again, I have seen it more than ten times and explained it to the master three times. I still made it, I made it.
Xiao Letian knew that Zai Chun was not convinced, and he did not expect him to be convinced. After all, he had been educated by an emperor since he was a child. In his eyes, except for the royal relatives, everyone else was a slave. Do you still have to respect slaves?
"In fact, I don't blame you for this matter. The education you received since childhood is the master-slave mentality. You are the master and everyone else is the slave. Don't ask for the bodies of those girls. Even if you want their lives, no one can stop you. you……"
"But I am very disappointed. You have been away from Beijing for more than half a year. You have also received recruit training. The collective life has not changed you at all. Why are you still the same as before? You don't know what love is..."
"You keep saying that you will be a wise king in the future, but what you did makes me very disappointed. Your current behavior does not look like a wise king at all. If you don't abandon the master-slave mentality, you will never be able to become anything in this life. Mingjun..."
"You must know that the people around you are living people, not animals. You have power in your hands and can decide their life or death, but you must know that power will eventually pass away, and those so-called minions will bite back. One bite, I don’t care what your identity is..."
"If identity is useful, why did Haruna want to assassinate you? If identity is omnipotent, how could the Taiping Army have been running rampant for more than ten years? If the title of emperor is so powerful, why would you encounter a lot of trouble when you transfer a group of guards from the capital?"
"If you think the Qing Dynasty has really lasted for tens of thousands of years, how can you explain that the government decrees cannot leave the Forbidden City and the local governors are doing their own thing? You are so capable, you ordered Zeng Guofan to chop off his head, and you ordered me to commit suicide. You See who will listen to you..."
"I..." Zai Chun was overwhelmed by Xiao Letian's sharp words and couldn't say anything. An extremely cruel world appeared before his eyes, completely different from the education he had received before.
"Wake up, spoiled child, only if you start treating all the people around you as real human beings from now on can you put down your arrogant heart and study them carefully..."
"Discover their joys, sorrows, and joys, and explore their inner desires and appeals. People's hearts are like water. You have to guide them little by little, and finally the rivers will return to the sea..."
"Only when you treat everyone else as equal natural persons can you understand such a large empire. If your royal family wants to survive, other classes must also survive. You can enjoy delicacies from the mountains and the sea. Don't those workers and farmers want to eat a bite of meat? .”
"Scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, plus the royal family, this is how China has classified the people since ancient times. But have you really studied what these people are thinking? What are the farmers thinking, what are the craftsmen thinking, what are the officials and merchants thinking, including those of the Eight Banners?" What are the children thinking? Have you studied these?"
"No, I can tell by looking at your confused look. The education you have received since childhood is that the whole world is not the king's soil, and the shore of the soil is the pedantic cliché of the king's ministers..."
"Use your not-so-stupid brain to think about it carefully. China covers an area of more than 10 million square kilometers, with a length of 100,000 miles from north to south, east to west, and different customs. Even the accents are uneven..."
"What the people of Zhili love may be what the people of Guangdong and Guangxi hate. What is prosperous in the two lakes may be what has declined in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, let alone Xinjiang, Qinghai and Mongolia in the north. There are no identical people in the world. , shouldn’t the emperor have to think carefully about this..."
"But you have to remember, if you want to analyze and study people, you must first treat them as human beings, not as a series of cold numbers on paper. You must understand that these people also have their own emotions, and they also need food and clothing. Yi, they will resist when they encounter injustice..."
"Even if you are the king of the Qing Dynasty and kill their whole family, they will still kill you for revenge." Xiao Letian shouted sternly, "Remember this, if you still want to be my student from today on, just give it to me Lower your mentality... You are a human being, and so are others. If you don’t throw away those erroneous thoughts in the past, then you won’t be a wise king, I’m afraid you will be the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty.”
Aixinjueluo Zaichun was so frightened that he stood barefoot on the bluestone of the pier. He did not dare to move and his waist was bent at ninety degrees. The sweat on his forehead was dripping down. This was the first time he had seen his master so fierce. treat him.
The four guards and eunuchs around were also dumbfounded. Why did such rebellious remarks sound reasonable? They wanted to refute and scold Xiao Letian, but no one could speak. Even they had a fear in their hearts. idea.
"God knows what kind of emperor this kind of education can educate... Maybe, maybe there will be an emperor who will last forever."
Not far away, Ito Hirobumi was bowing respectfully to the Prime Minister. He heard what he just said. These are real things that cannot be learned in books, and they are all practical information for governing the country.
Long Ye did not drive him away but let him listen on the side. This was a good sign. At least Xiao Letian recognized his status as an auditor.
As for whether he can finally get the mantle of prime minister, Ito Hirobumi is very confident anyway.
